Smallmouth flounders (Microstomus)

General data
- Main name: Smallmouth flounders
Classification
- Family: Pleuronectidae - Righteye flounders
- Order: Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans. The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning small, and στόμα (stoma), meaning mouth.